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Vol II Number 16 Fourth Week

Irish News USA E-Missive

April, 2010

In This Issue

First Feature:

Celtic Woman

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First Feature

Celtic Woman

CELTIC WOMAN
Since their inception in 2004, Celtic Woman have
won legions of fans through their Concerts and Public Television Specials. In May, the popular Irish Group will
be performing Southern California. The Celtic Woman
have won great acclaim for their performances because
of their total dedication to their art.
This is the second installment in a Three Part Series
profiling all of the individual members of the group.

Máiréad Nesbitt
Mairaide

County Tipperary born Máiréad Nesbitt has been
playing the fiddle since the age of six and she is a former All-Ireland Fiddle Champion. Not only is she part of a
large musical family; Nesbitt received exceptional
training in music in Ireland and Britain and finished
with post graduate studies under Emanuel Hurwitz on
violin and piano. She is also a past member of the
National Youth Orchestra of Ireland.

"Energy" and "Beauty' are the two words that Mairead feels best describe what she strives for as a musician and as a person. Nesbitt certainly brings those two qualities with her on stage with Celtic Woman. Add in vibrant, beautiful and charming and you start to realize what an incredible multi-talented person you are experiencing. She is a wonderful dancer and also a tremendous traditional and classical violinist.

Due to this versatility and her intense playing and stage presence, Nesbitt was invited by Sharon Browne of Celtic Collections and David Downes to become a soloist in the
show 'Celtic Woman'. "It's been great for me," she says."
I've been given a lot of flexibility on stage in both the way I play as well as from a visual point of view because I do a
lot of moving around."
More about Mairead can be obtained on her website: www.maireadnesbitt.com

www.celticwoman.com

Are you a new reader or have you missed
a recent issue?
Here are links to two previous weekly
Irish E-Missives:
V II # 14 Archive URL 4/15/2010

V II # 15 Archive URL 4/24/2010

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	Irish Theatre Listings
NOW through May 22 The Playboy of the Western World by John M Synge directed by Geoff Elliott Synge skillfully weaves a romantic comedy, set in the remote bogs of Ireland's wild Mayo coast. A Noise Within 234 S Brand Blvd. Glendale. CA Box office phone: 818 240 0910 ex 1; Order on Line: www.anoisewithin.org Group rates available April 30 to May 23

Shay Duffin Dies in Los Angeles at 79

Shay Duffin in one of his most memorable roles
as Brendan Behan

Beloved Irish character actor Shay Duffin, known to American
movie fans for for his roles in Raging Bull and Titanic has died.
Shay Duffin was a celebrity of note in Irish and Irish American
circles especially in Boston, Los Angeles and New York.
He was known and welcome at many Irish businesses, pubs and
at numerous Irish Events. He was a longtime reader and
subscriber to our print edition and a booster and fan of our
latest venture, the Irish E-Missives. He was deeply appreciated
and loved by many and he will be missed. Shay died on Thursday of last week (April 22, 2010) at UCLA Medical Center from
complications related to heart surgery. He was 79.
Shay was a well known Stage, Film and Television actor. In recent
years, he had rolls on many hit TV shows like Law and Order and memorable parts in recent films, The Departed and Beowulf
to mention just two.Shay Duffin was born in Dublin and was
always proud of his Irish heritage and upbringing.
He gained early success for his portrayal of Brendan Behan in
his one-man shows: "Brendan Behan" and in a later
adaptation, "The Importance of Being Irish."
Duffin also delighted audiences and received great acclaim when
he o toured with a stage production of James Joyce's "The Dead."
his last appearance was this last Saint Patrick's Day when he had a
role in which he also sang in a Radio Production of
"Hyacinth Halvey," by Irish playwright, Lady Augusta Gregory.
Duffin leaves four daughters Laura, Linda, Ruth and Susan.
Funeral arrangements are pending.

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